Breweries and Brewing Playing Cards
Most of these packs are designed as advertising for beer brands and breweries, featuring their logos, slogans, beer labels and other marketing messages. These themed playing cards often incorporate designs and imagery inspired by the brewing process, such as beer bottles, pint glasses and brewing equipment, making them a visually engaging and fun collector's item for beer enthusiasts.
Progressive Whist Cards - page 3
There were various Sports and Sporting Whist themes... and tobacco advertising on score cards.
Russian Beer
Russian Beer playing cards / “Russkoe pivo karty igral’nye” produced in 2006
Schincariol Beer, Nossagraf, Brazil
Schincariol Cerveja Pilsen brewery playing cards manufactured by Gráfica Nossa Senhora Aparecida Ltda (Nossagraf), Brazil
Spanish pattern by Productos Leo, S.A.
Colourful Mexican version of standard Spanish designs, by Productos Leo, S.A., c.1980s.
Strongbow ‘House of Horror’
‘House of Horror’ Halloween deck published by Strongbow cider, 2015.
Theakston Brewery
Theakston Brewery advertising playing cards depicting old brewing traditions, tools and skills, designed in the style of early 18th century cards.
Watney’s Happy Families
A vintage Watney's Coombe Reid & Co Ltd promotional card game distributed by the brewery to their customers in c.1930
Welsh Brewery Playing Cards
Welsh Brewery Playing Cards
Wicküler Skat
Publicity pack for the German brewery Wicküler with courts merrily drinking beer.
Wüst Spanish pattern
Wüst Spanish pattern c.1910 advertising Cuban ‘Tropical’ beer.